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Cheng D, Zhu J, Liu G, Gack MU, MacDuff DA. HOIL1 mediates MDA5 activation through ubiquitination of LGP2. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.02.587772. [PMID: 38617308 PMCID: PMC11014604 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.02.587772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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The RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs), RIG-I and MDA5, are innate sensors of RNA virus infections that are critical for mounting a robust antiviral immune response. We have shown previously that HOIL1, a component of the Linear Ubiquitin Chain Assembly Complex (LUBAC), is essential for interferon (IFN) induction in response to viruses sensed by MDA5, but not for viruses sensed by RIG-I. LUBAC contains two unusual E3 ubiquitin ligases, HOIL1 and HOIP. HOIP generates methionine-1-linked polyubiquitin chains, whereas HOIL1 has recently been shown to conjugate ubiquitin onto serine and threonine residues. Here, we examined the differential requirement for HOIL1 and HOIP E3 ligase activities in RLR-mediated IFN induction. We determined that HOIL1 E3 ligase activity was critical for MDA5-dependent IFN induction, while HOIP E3 ligase activity played only a modest role in promoting IFN induction. HOIL1 E3 ligase promoted MDA5 oligomerization, its translocation to mitochondrial-associated membranes, and the formation of MAVS aggregates. We identified that HOIL1 can interact with and facilitate the ubiquitination of LGP2, a positive regulator of MDA5 oligomerization. In summary, our work identifies LGP2 ubiquitination by HOIL1 in facilitating the activation of MDA5 and the induction of a robust IFN response.
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- Deion Cheng
- . Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- . Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA
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- . Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA
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- . Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA
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- . Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Ito Y, Kobori T, Urashima Y, Ito T, Hotta K, Obata T. Moesin affects the plasma membrane expression and the immune checkpoint function of CD47 in human ovarian clear cell carcinoma. J Reprod Immunol 2024; 161:104185. [PMID: 38141516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2023.104185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Among major histological subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer, a higher incidence of ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is observed in East Asian populations, particularly in Japan. Despite recent progress in the immune checkpoint inhibitors for a wide variety of cancer cell types, patients with OCCC exhibit considerably low response rates to these drugs. Hence, urgent efforts are needed to develop a novel immunotherapeutic approach for OCCC. CD47, a transmembrane protein, is overexpressed in almost all cancer cells and disrupts macrophage phagocytic activity in cancer cells. Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin (ERM) family member of proteins serve as scaffold proteins by crosslinking certain transmembrane proteins with the actin cytoskeleton, contributing to their plasma membrane localization. Here, we examined the role of ERM family in the plasma membrane localization and functionality of CD47 in OCCC cell lines derived from Japanese women. Confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis showed colocalization of CD47 with all three ERM in the plasma membrane of OCCC cells. RNA interference-mediated gene silencing of moesin, but not others, decreased the plasma membrane expression and immune checkpoint function of CD47, as determined by flow cytometry and in vitro phagocytosis assay using human macrophage-like cells, respectively. Interestingly, clinical database analysis indicated that moesin expression in OCCC was higher than that in other histological subtypes of ovarian cancers, and the expression of CD47 and moesin increased with the cancer stage. In conclusion, moesin is overexpressed in OCCC and may be the predominant scaffold protein responsible for CD47 plasma membrane localization and function in OCCC.
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- Yui Ito
- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, 3-11-1 Nishikiori-kita, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, 3-11-1 Nishikiori-kita, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, 3-11-1 Nishikiori-kita, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, 3-11-1 Nishikiori-kita, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, 3-11-1 Nishikiori-kita, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan.
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Hartley VL, Qaqish AM, Wood MJ, Studnicka BT, Iwai K, Liu TC, MacDuff DA. HOIL1 Regulates Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Colon and Protects against Systemic Dissemination, Colonic Ulceration, and Lethality from Citrobacter rodentium Infection. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 211:1823-1834. [PMID: 37902285 PMCID: PMC10841105 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1 (HOIL1)-deficient patients experience chronic intestinal inflammation and diarrhea as well as increased susceptibility to bacterial infections. HOIL1 is a component of the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex that regulates immune signaling pathways, including NF-κB-activating pathways. We have shown previously that HOIL1 is essential for survival following Citrobacter rodentium gastrointestinal infection of mice, but the mechanism of protection by HOIL1 was not examined. C. rodentium is an important murine model for human attaching and effacing pathogens, enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli that cause diarrhea and foodborne illnesses and lead to severe disease in children and immunocompromised individuals. In this study, we found that C. rodentium infection resulted in severe colitis and dissemination of C. rodentium to systemic organs in HOIL1-deficient mice. HOIL1 was important in the innate immune response to limit early replication and dissemination of C. rodentium. Using bone marrow chimeras and cell type-specific knockout mice, we found that HOIL1 functioned in radiation-resistant cells and partly in radiation-sensitive cells and in myeloid cells to limit disease, but it was dispensable in intestinal epithelial cells. HOIL1 deficiency significantly impaired the expansion of group 3 innate lymphoid cells and their production of IL-22 during C. rodentium infection. Understanding the role HOIL1 plays in type 3 inflammation and in limiting the pathogenesis of attaching and effacing lesion-forming bacteria will provide further insight into the innate immune response to gastrointestinal pathogens and inflammatory disorders.
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- Victoria L Hartley
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Lu Y, Chiang J, Zhang R, Roche PA, Hodes RJ. TRAF6 and TRAF2/3 Binding Motifs in CD40 Differentially Regulate B Cell Function in T-Dependent Antibody Responses and Dendritic Cell Function in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 211:1814-1822. [PMID: 37921511 PMCID: PMC10694030 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Expression of the costimulatory molecule CD40 on both B cells and dendritic cells (DCs) is required for induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), and cell-autonomous CD40 expression on B cells is required for primary T-dependent (TD) Ab responses. We now ask whether the function of CD40 expressed by different cell types in these responses is mediated by the same or different cytoplasmic domains. CD40 has been reported to possess multiple cytoplasmic domains, including distinct TRAF6 and TRAF2/3 binding motifs. To elucidate the in vivo function of these motifs in B cells and DCs involved in EAE and TD germinal center responses, we have generated knock-in mice containing distinct CD40 cytoplasmic domain TRAF-binding site mutations and have used these animals, together with bone marrow chimeric mice, to assess the roles that these motifs play in CD40 function. We found that both TRAF2/3 and TRAF6 motifs of CD40 are critically involved in EAE induction and demonstrated that this is mediated by a role of both motifs for priming of pathogenic T cells by DCs. In contrast, the TRAF2/3 binding motif, but not the TRAF6 binding motif, is required for B cell CD40 function in TD high-affinity Ab responses. These data demonstrate that the requirements for expression of specific TRAF-binding CD40 motifs differ for B cells or DCs that function in specific immune responses and thus identify targets for intervention to modulate these responses.
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- Ying Lu
- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Linear Ubiquitination Mediates EGFR-Induced NF-κB Pathway and Tumor Development. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111875. [PMID: 34769306 PMCID: PMC8585052 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that instigates several signaling cascades, including the NF-κB signaling pathway, to induce cell differentiation and proliferation. Overexpression and mutations of EGFR are found in up to 30% of solid tumors and correlate with a poor prognosis. Although it is known that EGFR-mediated NF-κB activation is involved in tumor development, the signaling axis is not well elucidated. Here, we found that plakophilin 2 (PKP2) and the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) were required for EGFR-mediated NF-κB activation. Upon EGF stimulation, EGFR recruited PKP2 to the plasma membrane, and PKP2 bridged HOIP, the catalytic E3 ubiquitin ligase in the LUBAC, to the EGFR complex. The recruitment activated the LUBAC complex and the linear ubiquitination of NEMO, leading to IκB phosphorylation and subsequent NF-κB activation. Furthermore, EGF-induced linear ubiquitination was critical for tumor cell proliferation and tumor development. Knockout of HOIP impaired EGF-induced NF-κB activity and reduced cell proliferation. HOIP knockout also abrogated the growth of A431 epidermal xenograft tumors in nude mice by more than 70%. More importantly, the HOIP inhibitor, HOIPIN-8, inhibited EGFR-mediated NF-κB activation and cell proliferation of A431, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells. Overall, our study reveals a novel linear ubiquitination signaling axis of EGFR and that perturbation of HOIP E3 ubiquitin ligase activity is potential targeted cancer therapy.
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Serine 165 phosphorylation of SHARPIN regulates the activation of NF-κB. iScience 2021; 24:101939. [PMID: 33392484 PMCID: PMC7773595 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The adaptor SHARPIN composes, together with the E3 ligases HOIP and HOIL1, the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC). This enzymatic complex catalyzes and stamps atypical linear ubiquitin chains onto substrates to modify their fate and has been linked to the regulation of the NF-κB pathway downstream of most immunoreceptors, inflammation, and cell death. However, how this signaling complex is regulated is not fully understood. Here, we report that a portion of SHARPIN is constitutively phosphorylated on the serine at position 165 in lymphoblastoid cells and can be further induced following T cell receptor stimulation. Analysis of a phosphorylation-resistant mutant of SHARPIN revealed that this mark controls the linear ubiquitination of the NF-κB regulator NEMO and allows the optimal activation of NF-κB in response to TNFα. These results identify an additional layer of regulation of the LUBAC and unveil potential strategies to modulate its action. Part of SHARPIN is constitutively phosphorylated on S165 in lymphoblastoid cells SHARPIN S165 phosphorylation governs TNFα-mediated linear ubiquitination of NEMO Mutation of S165 hinders NF-κB activation
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Zhao M, Song K, Hao W, Wang L, Patil G, Li Q, Xu L, Hua F, Fu B, Schwamborn JC, Dorf ME, Li S. Non-proteolytic ubiquitination of OTULIN regulates NF-κB signaling pathway. J Mol Cell Biol 2020; 12:163-175. [PMID: 31504727 PMCID: PMC7181720 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjz081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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NF-κB signaling regulates diverse processes such as cell death, inflammation, immunity, and cancer. The activity of NF-κB is controlled by methionine 1-linked linear polyubiquitin, which is assembled by the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) and the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBE2L3. Recent studies found that the deubiquitinase OTULIN breaks the linear ubiquitin chain, thus inhibiting NF-κB signaling. Despite the essential role of OTULIN in NF-κB signaling has been established, the regulatory mechanism for OTULIN is not well elucidated. To discover the potential regulators of OTULIN, we analyzed the OTULIN protein complex by proteomics and revealed several OTULIN-binding proteins, including LUBAC and tripartite motif-containing protein 32 (TRIM32). TRIM32 is known to activate NF-κB signaling, but the mechanism is not clear. Genetic complement experiments found that TRIM32 is upstream of OTULIN and TRIM32-mediated NF-κB activation is dependent on OTULIN. Mutagenesis of the E3 ligase domain showed that the E3 ligase activity is essential for TRIM32-mediated NF-κB activation. Further experiments found that TRIM32 conjugates polyubiquitin onto OTULIN and the polyubiquitin blocks the interaction between HOIP and OTULIN, thereby activating NF-κB signaling. Taken together, we report a novel regulatory mechanism by which TRIM32-mediated non-proteolytic ubiquitination of OTULIN impedes the access of OTULIN to the LUBAC and promotes NF-κB activation.
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- Mengmeng Zhao
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
- Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Lee IY, Lim JM, Cho H, Kim E, Kim Y, Oh HK, Yang WS, Roh KH, Park HW, Mo JS, Yoon JH, Song HK, Choi EJ. MST1 Negatively Regulates TNFα-Induced NF-κB Signaling through Modulating LUBAC Activity. Mol Cell 2019; 73:1138-1149.e6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Peuhu E, Salomaa SI, De Franceschi N, Potter CS, Sundberg JP, Pouwels J. Integrin beta 1 inhibition alleviates the chronic hyperproliferative dermatitis phenotype of SHARPIN-deficient mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186628. [PMID: 29040328 PMCID: PMC5645136 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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SHARPIN (Shank-Associated RH Domain-Interacting Protein) is a component of the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC), which enhances TNF-induced NF-κB activity. SHARPIN-deficient (Sharpincpdm/cpdm) mice display multi-organ inflammation and chronic proliferative dermatitis (cpdm) due to TNF-induced keratinocyte apoptosis. In cells, SHARPIN also inhibits integrins independently of LUBAC, but it has remained enigmatic whether elevated integrin activity levels in the dermis of Sharpincpdm/cpdm mice is due to increased integrin activity or is secondary to inflammation. In addition, the functional contribution of increased integrin activation to the Sharpincpdm/cpdm phenotype has not been investigated. Here, we find increased integrin activity in keratinocytes from Tnfr1-/- Sharpincpdm/cpdm double knockout mice, which do not display chronic inflammation or proliferative dermatitis, thus suggesting that SHARPIN indeed acts as an integrin inhibitor in vivo. In addition, we present evidence for a functional contribution of integrin activity to the Sharpincpdm/cpdm skin phenotype. Treatment with an integrin beta 1 function blocking antibody reduced epidermal hyperproliferation and epidermal thickness in Sharpincpdm/cpdm mice. Our data indicate that, while TNF-induced cell death triggers the chronic inflammation and proliferative dermatitis, absence of SHARPIN-dependent integrin inhibition exacerbates the epidermal hyperproliferation in Sharpincpdm/cpdm mice.
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- Emilia Peuhu
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Turku Drug Research Doctoral Programme, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,TEHO adaptive clinical trial design, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Ciuffa R, Caron E, Leitner A, Uliana F, Gstaiger M, Aebersold R. Contribution of Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics to the Understanding of TNF-α Signaling. J Proteome Res 2016; 16:14-33. [PMID: 27762135 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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NF-κB is a family of ubiquitous dimeric transcription factors that play a role in a myriad of cellular processes, ranging from differentiation to stress response and immunity. In inflammation, activation of NF-κB is mediated by pro-inflammatory cytokines, in particular the prototypic cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, which trigger the activation of complex signaling cascades. In spite of decades of research, the system level understanding of TNF-α signaling is still incomplete. This is partially due to the limited knowledge at the proteome level. The objective of this review is to summarize and critically evaluate the current status of the proteomic research on TNF-α signaling. We will discuss the merits and flaws of the existing studies as well as the insights that they have generated into the proteomic landscape and architecture connected to this signaling pathway. Besides delineating past and current trends in TNF-α proteomic research, we will identify research directions and new methodologies that can further contribute to characterize the TNF-α associated proteome in space and time.
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- Rodolfo Ciuffa
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Science, University of Zurich , 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
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Zhu J, Zhuang T, Yang H, Li X, Liu H, Wang H. Atypical ubiquitin ligase RNF31: the nuclear factor modulator in breast cancer progression. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:538. [PMID: 27460922 PMCID: PMC4962416 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2575-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Breast cancer causes the No.1 women cancer prevalence and the No.2 women cancer mortality worldwide. Nuclear receptor/transcriptional factor signaling is aberrant and plays important roles in breast cancer pathogenesis and evolution, such as estrogen receptor α (ERα/ESR1), tumor protein p53 (p53/TP53) and Nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB). About 60–70 % of breast tumors are ERα positive, while approximate 70 % of breast tumors are P53 wild type. Recent studies indicate that nuclear receptors/transcriptional factors could be tightly controlled through protein post-translational modification. The nuclear receptors/transcriptional factors could endure several types of modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation and ubiquitination. Compared with the other two types of modifications, ubiquitination was mostly linked to protein degradation process, while few researches focused on the functional changes of the target proteins. Until recent years, ubiquitination process is no longer regarded as merely a protein degradation process, but aslo treated as one kind of modification signal. As an atypical E3 ubiquitin ligase, RNF31 was previously found to facilitate NFκB signaling transduction through linear ubiquitination on IKKγ(IκB kinase γ). Our previous studies showed important regulatory functions of RNF31 in controlling important oncogenic pathways in breast cancer, such as ERα and p53. This review highlights recent discoveries on RNF31 functions in nuclear factor modifications, breast cancer progression and possible therapeutic inhibitors targeting RNF31.
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- Jian Zhu
- Research Center for Immunology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, Henan Province, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
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- Research Center for Immunology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Immunology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Immunology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Immunology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Immunology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, 453003, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
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Human lymphoid malignancies inherit gene expression networks from their normal B-cell counterpart and co-opt them for their own oncogenic purpose, which is usually governed by transcription factors and signaling pathways. These transcription factors and signaling pathways are precisely regulated at multiple steps, including ubiquitin modification. Protein ubiqutination plays a role in almost all cellular events and in many human diseases. In the past few years, multiple studies have expanded the role of ubiquitination in the genesis of diverse lymphoid malignancies. Here, we discuss our current understanding of both proteolytic and non-proteolytic functions of the protein ubiquitination system and describe how it is involved in the pathogenesis of human lymphoid cancers. Lymphoid-restricted ubiquitination mechanisms, including ubiquitin E3 ligases and deubiquitinating enzymes, provide great opportunities for the development of targeted therapies for lymphoid cancers.
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- Yibin Yang
- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Boisson B, Laplantine E, Dobbs K, Cobat A, Tarantino N, Hazen M, Lidov HGW, Hopkins G, Du L, Belkadi A, Chrabieh M, Itan Y, Picard C, Fournet JC, Eibel H, Tsitsikov E, Pai SY, Abel L, Al-Herz W, Casanova JL, Israel A, Notarangelo LD. Human HOIP and LUBAC deficiency underlies autoinflammation, immunodeficiency, amylopectinosis, and lymphangiectasia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 212:939-51. [PMID: 26008899 PMCID: PMC4451137 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20141130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Boisson et al. report a human homozygous mutation of HOIP, the gene encoding the catalytic component of the linear ubiquitination chain assembly complex, LUBAC. The missense alleles impair the expression of HOIP, destabilizing the LUBAC complex and resulting in immune cell dysfunction leading to multiorgan inflammation, combined immunodeficiency, subclinical amylopectinosis, and systemic lymphangiectactasia. Inherited, complete deficiency of human HOIL-1, a component of the linear ubiquitination chain assembly complex (LUBAC), underlies autoinflammation, infections, and amylopectinosis. We report the clinical description and molecular analysis of a novel inherited disorder of the human LUBAC complex. A patient with multiorgan autoinflammation, combined immunodeficiency, subclinical amylopectinosis, and systemic lymphangiectasia, is homozygous for a mutation in HOIP, the gene encoding the catalytic component of LUBAC. The missense allele (L72P, in the PUB domain) is at least severely hypomorphic, as it impairs HOIP expression and destabilizes the whole LUBAC complex. Linear ubiquitination and NF-κB activation are impaired in the patient’s fibroblasts stimulated by IL-1β or TNF. In contrast, the patient’s monocytes respond to IL-1β more vigorously than control monocytes. However, the activation and differentiation of the patient’s B cells are impaired in response to CD40 engagement. These cellular and clinical phenotypes largely overlap those of HOIL-1-deficient patients. Clinical differences between HOIL-1- and HOIP-mutated patients may result from differences between the mutations, the loci, or other factors. Our findings show that human HOIP is essential for the assembly and function of LUBAC and for various processes governing inflammation and immunity in both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells.
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- Bertrand Boisson
- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Signaling and Pathogenesis, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3691, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Signaling and Pathogenesis, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3691, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- University Medical Centre Freiburg, Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Al-Sabah Hospital, 70459 Kuwait City, Kuwait Department of Pediatrics, Kuwait University, 13110 Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065 Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1163; Study Center of Immunodeficiencies, APHP; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, 75015 Paris, France Paris Descartes University, Imagine Institute, 75015 Paris, France Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory of Signaling and Pathogenesis, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3691, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France
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- Division of Immunology and The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115
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Greenfeld H, Takasaki K, Walsh MJ, Ersing I, Bernhardt K, Ma Y, Fu B, Ashbaugh CW, Cabo J, Mollo SB, Zhou H, Li S, Gewurz BE. TRAF1 Coordinates Polyubiquitin Signaling to Enhance Epstein-Barr Virus LMP1-Mediated Growth and Survival Pathway Activation. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1004890. [PMID: 25996949 PMCID: PMC4440769 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encoded oncoprotein Latent Membrane Protein 1 (LMP1) signals through two C-terminal tail domains to drive cell growth, survival and transformation. The LMP1 membrane-proximal TES1/CTAR1 domain recruits TRAFs to activate MAP kinase, non-canonical and canonical NF-kB pathways, and is critical for EBV-mediated B-cell transformation. TRAF1 is amongst the most highly TES1-induced target genes and is abundantly expressed in EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders. We found that TRAF1 expression enhanced LMP1 TES1 domain-mediated activation of the p38, JNK, ERK and canonical NF-kB pathways, but not non-canonical NF-kB pathway activity. To gain insights into how TRAF1 amplifies LMP1 TES1 MAP kinase and canonical NF-kB pathways, we performed proteomic analysis of TRAF1 complexes immuno-purified from cells uninduced or induced for LMP1 TES1 signaling. Unexpectedly, we found that LMP1 TES1 domain signaling induced an association between TRAF1 and the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC), and stimulated linear (M1)-linked polyubiquitin chain attachment to TRAF1 complexes. LMP1 or TRAF1 complexes isolated from EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid B cell lines (LCLs) were highly modified by M1-linked polyubiqutin chains. The M1-ubiquitin binding proteins IKK-gamma/NEMO, A20 and ABIN1 each associate with TRAF1 in cells that express LMP1. TRAF2, but not the cIAP1 or cIAP2 ubiquitin ligases, plays a key role in LUBAC recruitment and M1-chain attachment to TRAF1 complexes, implicating the TRAF1:TRAF2 heterotrimer in LMP1 TES1-dependent LUBAC activation. Depletion of either TRAF1, or the LUBAC ubiquitin E3 ligase subunit HOIP, markedly impaired LCL growth. Likewise, LMP1 or TRAF1 complexes purified from LCLs were decorated by lysine 63 (K63)-linked polyubiqutin chains. LMP1 TES1 signaling induced K63-polyubiquitin chain attachment to TRAF1 complexes, and TRAF2 was identified as K63-Ub chain target. Co-localization of M1- and K63-linked polyubiquitin chains on LMP1 complexes may facilitate downstream canonical NF-kB pathway activation. Our results highlight LUBAC as a novel potential therapeutic target in EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders. The linear ubiquitin assembly complex (LUBAC) plays crucial roles in immune receptor-mediated NF-kB and MAP kinase pathway activation. Comparatively little is known about the extent to which microbial pathogens use LUBAC to activate downstream pathways. We demonstrate that TRAF1 enhances EBV oncoprotein LMP1 TES1/CTAR1 domain mediated MAP kinase and canonical NF-kB activation. LMP1 TES1 signaling induces association between TRAF1 and LUBAC, and triggers M1-polyubiquitin chain attachment to TRAF1 complexes. TRAF1 and LMP1 complexes are decorated by M1-polyubiquitin chains in LCL extracts. TRAF2 plays a key role in LMP1-induced LUBAC recruitment and M1-chain attachment to TRAF1 complexes. TRAF1 and LMP1 complexes are modified by lysine 63-linked polyubiquitin chains in LCL extracts, and TRAF2 is a target of LMP1-induced K63-ubiquitin chain attachment. Thus, the TRAF1:TRAF2 heterotrimer may coordinate ubiquitin signaling downstream of TES1. Depletion of TRAF1 or the LUBAC subunit HOIP impairs LCL growth and survival. Thus, although TRAF1 is the only TRAF without a RING finger ubiquitin ligase domain, TRAF1 nonetheless has important roles in ubiqutin-mediated signal transduction downstream of LMP1. Our work suggests that LUBAC is important for EBV-driven B-cell proliferation, and suggests that LUBAC may be a novel therapeutic target in EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders.
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- Hannah Greenfeld
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Yang Y, Schmitz R, Mitala J, Whiting A, Xiao W, Ceribelli M, Wright GW, Zhao H, Yang Y, Xu W, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Gascoyne RD, Connors JM, Rimsza LM, Campo E, Jaffe ES, Delabie J, Smeland EB, Braziel RM, Tubbs RR, Cook JR, Weisenburger DD, Chan WC, Wiestner A, Kruhlak MJ, Iwai K, Bernal F, Staudt LM. Essential role of the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex in lymphoma revealed by rare germline polymorphisms. Cancer Discov 2014; 4:480-93. [PMID: 24491438 PMCID: PMC3992927 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-13-0915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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UNLABELLED Constitutive activation of NF-κB is a hallmark of the activated B cell-like (ABC) subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), owing to upstream signals from the B-cell receptor (BCR) and MYD88 pathways. The linear polyubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) attaches linear polyubiquitin chains to IκB kinase-γ, a necessary event in some pathways that engage NF-κB. Two germline polymorphisms affecting the LUBAC subunit RNF31 are rare among healthy individuals (∼1%) but enriched in ABC DLBCL (7.8%). These polymorphisms alter RNF31 α-helices that mediate binding to the LUBAC subunit RBCK1, thereby increasing RNF31-RBCK1 association, LUBAC enzymatic activity, and NF-κB engagement. In the BCR pathway, LUBAC associates with the CARD11-MALT1-BCL10 adapter complex and is required for ABC DLBCL viability. A stapled RNF31 α-helical peptide based on the ABC DLBCL-associated Q622L polymorphism inhibited RNF31-RBCK1 binding, decreased NF-κB activation, and killed ABC DLBCL cells, credentialing this protein-protein interface as a therapeutic target. SIGNIFICANCE We provide genetic, biochemical, and functional evidence that the LUBAC ubiquitin ligase is a therapeutic target in ABC DLBCL, the DLBCL subtype that is most refractory to current therapy. More generally, our findings highlight the role of rare germline-encoded protein variants in cancer pathogenesis.
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- Yibin Yang
- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Biometric Research Branch, DCTD, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, and Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Pathology Clinic, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty Division of the Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Cleveland Clinic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Experimental Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Smit JJ, Sixma TK. RBR E3-ligases at work. EMBO Rep 2014; 15:142-54. [PMID: 24469331 PMCID: PMC3989860 DOI: 10.1002/embr.201338166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The RING-in-between-RING (RBR) E3s are a curious family of ubiquitin E3-ligases, whose mechanism of action is unusual in several ways. Their activities are auto-inhibited, causing a requirement for activation by protein-protein interactions or posttranslational modifications. They catalyse ubiquitin conjugation by a concerted RING/HECT-like mechanism in which the RING1 domain facilitates E2-discharge to directly form a thioester intermediate with a cysteine in RING2. This short-lived, HECT-like intermediate then modifies the target. Uniquely, the RBR ligase HOIP makes use of this mechanism to target the ubiquitin amino-terminus, by presenting the target ubiquitin for modification using its distinctive LDD region.
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- Judith J Smit
- Division of Biochemistry and Cancer Genomics Centre, The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biochemistry and Cancer Genomics Centre, The Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tokunaga F. Linear ubiquitination-mediated NF-κB regulation and its related disorders. J Biochem 2013; 154:313-23. [PMID: 23969028 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvt079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification involved in the regulation of a broad variety of cellular functions, such as protein degradation and signal transduction, including nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signalling. NF-κB is crucial for inflammatory and immune responses, and aberrant NF-κB signalling is implicated in multiple disorders. We found that linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC), composed of HOIL-1L, HOIP and SHARPIN, generates a novel type of Met1 (M1)-linked linear polyubiquitin chain and specifically regulates the canonical NF-κB pathway. Moreover, specific deubiquitinases, such as CYLD, A20 (TNFAIP3) and OTULIN/gumby, inhibit LUBAC-induced NF-κB activation by different molecular mechanisms, and several M1-linked ubiquitin-specific binding domains have been structurally defined. LUBAC and these linear ubiquitination-regulating factors contribute to immune and inflammatory processes and apoptosis. Functional impairments of these factors are correlated with multiple disorders, including autoinflammation, immunodeficiencies, dermatitis, B-cell lymphomas and Parkinson's disease. This review summarizes the molecular basis and the pathophysiological implications of the linear ubiquitination-mediated NF-κB activation pathway regulation by LUBAC.
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- Fuminori Tokunaga
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8912, Japan
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Smit JJ, Monteferrario D, Noordermeer SM, van Dijk WJ, van der Reijden BA, Sixma TK. The E3 ligase HOIP specifies linear ubiquitin chain assembly through its RING-IBR-RING domain and the unique LDD extension. EMBO J 2012; 31:3833-44. [PMID: 22863777 PMCID: PMC3463842 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Like Parkin, the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex LUBAC functions as a RING/HECT-hybrid ubiquitin ligase, but includes a unique extension that dictates linear ubiquitin linkage specificity. Activation of the NF-κB pathway requires the formation of Met1-linked ‘linear' ubiquitin chains on NEMO, which is catalysed by the Linear Ubiquitin Chain Assembly Complex (LUBAC) E3 consisting of HOIP, HOIL-1L and Sharpin. Here, we show that both LUBAC catalytic activity and LUBAC specificity for linear ubiquitin chain formation are embedded within the RING-IBR-RING (RBR) ubiquitin ligase subunit HOIP. Linear ubiquitin chain formation by HOIP proceeds via a two-step mechanism involving both RING and HECT E3-type activities. RING1-IBR catalyses the transfer of ubiquitin from the E2 onto RING2, to transiently form a HECT-like covalent thioester intermediate. Next, the ubiquitin is transferred from HOIP onto the N-terminus of a target ubiquitin. This transfer is facilitated by a unique region in the C-terminus of HOIP that we termed ‘Linear ubiquitin chain Determining Domain' (LDD), which may coordinate the acceptor ubiquitin. Consistent with this mechanism, the RING2-LDD region was found to be important for NF-κB activation in cellular assays. These data show how HOIP combines a general RBR ubiquitin ligase mechanism with unique, LDD-dependent specificity for producing linear ubiquitin chains.
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- Judith J Smit
- Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tokunaga F, Iwai K. LUBAC, a novel ubiquitin ligase for linear ubiquitination, is crucial for inflammation and immune responses. Microbes Infect 2012; 14:563-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Emmerich CH, Schmukle AC, Walczak H. The Emerging Role of Linear Ubiquitination in Cell Signaling. Sci Signal 2011; 4:re5. [DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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LUBAC regulates NF-κB activation upon genotoxic stress by promoting linear ubiquitination of NEMO. EMBO J 2011; 30:3741-53. [PMID: 21811235 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The transcription factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) regulates various cellular processes such as inflammation and apoptosis. The NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO/IKKγ) is indispensable for NF-κB activation by diverse stimuli including genotoxic stress. Here, we show that NEMO linear ubiquitination on K285/309 is critical for genotoxic NF-κB activation. The E3 ligase linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) facilitates NEMO linear ubiquitination upon genotoxic stress. Inhibiting LUBAC function interrupts the genotoxic NF-κB signalling cascade by attenuating the activation of IKK and TAK1 in response to DNA damage. We further show that the linear ubiquitination of NEMO is a cytoplasmic event, potentially downstream of NEMO nuclear exportation. Moreover, ELKS ubiquitination appears to facilitate linear ubiquitination of NEMO through stabilizing NEMO:LUBAC association upon DNA damage. Deubiquitinating enzyme CYLD inhibits NEMO linear ubiquitination, possibly by disassembling both K63-linked and linear polyubiquitin. We also found that abrogating linear ubiquitination of NEMO significantly increased genotoxin-induced apoptosis, resulting in enhanced sensitivity to chemodrug in cancer cells. Therefore, LUBAC-dependent NEMO linear ubiquitination is critical for genotoxic NF-κB activation and protects cells from DNA damage-induced apoptosis.
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HOIL-1L interacting protein (HOIP) is essential for CD40 signaling. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23061. [PMID: 21829693 PMCID: PMC3148254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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CD40 is a cell surface receptor important in the activation of antigen-presenting cells during immune responses. In macrophages and dendritic cells, engagement of CD40 by its ligand CD154 provides signals critical for anti-microbial and T cell-mediated immune responses, respectively. In B cells, CD40 signaling has a major role in regulating cell proliferation, antibody production, and memory B cell development. CD40 engagement results in the formation of a receptor-associated complex that mediates activation of NF-κB, stress-activated protein kinases, and other signaling molecules. However, the mechanisms that link CD40 to these signaling events have been only partially characterized. Known components of the CD40 signaling complex include members of the TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF) family of proteins. We previously showed that the TRAF family member TRAF2 mediates recruitment of HOIL-1L-interacting protein (HOIP) to the cytoplasmic domain of CD40, suggesting that HOIP has a role in the CD40 signaling pathway. To determine the role of HOIP in CD40 signaling, we used somatic cell gene targeting to generate mouse B cell lines deficient in HOIP. We found that the CD40-induced upregulation of CD80 and activation of germline immunoglobulin epsilon transcription were defective in HOIP-deficient cells. We also found that the CD40-mediated activation of NF-κB and c-Jun kinase was impaired. Recruitment of IκB kinase proteins to the CD40 signaling complex was undetectable in HOIP-deficient cells, potentially explaining the defect in NF-κB activation. Restoration of HOIP expression reversed the defects in cellular activation and signaling. These results reveal HOIP as a key component of the CD40 signaling pathway.
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Verhelst K, Verstrepen L, Carpentier I, Beyaert R. Linear ubiquitination in NF-κB signaling and inflammation: What we do understand and what we do not. Biochem Pharmacol 2011; 82:1057-65. [PMID: 21787758 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Revised: 07/03/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
Despite its small size, ubiquitin is one of the most versatile signaling molecules in the cell and affects distinct cellular processes. It forms the building block of a repertoire of posttranslational modifications of cellular proteins, ranging from the attachment of a single ubiquitin to ubiquitin chains of different linkage. Proteins that contain ubiquitin chain-specific ubiquitin-binding domains recognize different types of ubiquitination and determine the mode of signaling of modified proteins. Polyubiquitin chains were thought to be formed only by the conjugation of the ubiquitin C-terminal Gly to one of the seven internal Lys residues of another ubiquitin. However, the C-terminal Gly was recently shown to also link to the N-terminus of another ubiquitin to form head-to-tail polyubiquitin chains, which is referred to as linear ubiquitination. These linear linkages can be assembled and conjugated to another protein by an E3 ligase complex known as LUBAC, and are recognized by a particular ubiquitin-binding domain known as UBAN. Both have been implicated in the regulation of TNF-induced NF-κB signaling, which induces the expression of a wide range of proteins that mediate many biological processes including inflammation and cell survival. We discuss the molecular players and mechanisms that determine the specificity and outcome of linear ubiquitination in NF-κB signaling, as well as future directions and challenges ahead.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kelly Verhelst
- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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Arcipowski KM, Stunz LL, Graham JP, Kraus ZJ, Bush TJV, Bishop GA. Molecular mechanisms of TNFR-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) utilization by the oncogenic viral mimic of CD40, latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1). J Biol Chem 2011; 286:9948-55. [PMID: 21262968 PMCID: PMC3060549 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.185983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Revised: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1), encoded by Epstein-Barr virus, is required for EBV-mediated B cell transformation and plays a significant role in the development of posttransplant B cell lymphomas. LMP1 has also been implicated in exacerbation of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. LMP1 is a constitutively active functional mimic of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member CD40, utilizing tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF) adaptor proteins to induce signaling. However, LMP1-mediated B cell activation is amplified and sustained compared with CD40. We have previously shown that LMP1 and CD40 use TRAFs 1, 2, 3, and 5 differently. TRAF6 is important for CD40 signaling, but the role of TRAF6 in LMP1 signaling in B cells is not clear. Although TRAF6 binds directly to CD40, TRAF6 interaction with LMP1 in B cells has not been characterized. Here we tested the hypothesis that TRAF6 is a critical regulator of LMP1 signaling in B cells, either as part of a receptor-associated complex and/or as a cytoplasmic adaptor protein. Using TRAF6-deficient B cells, we determined that TRAF6 was critical for LMP1-mediated B cell activation. Although CD40-mediated TRAF6-dependent signaling does not require the TRAF6 receptor-binding domain, we found that LMP1 signaling required the presence of this domain. Furthermore, TRAF6 was recruited to the LMP1 signaling complex via the TRAF1/2/3/5 binding site within the cytoplasmic domain of LMP1.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- B-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- B-Lymphocytes/virology
- CD40 Antigens/genetics
- CD40 Antigens/immunology
- CD40 Antigens/metabolism
- Cell Transformation, Viral/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Viral/immunology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/immunology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/metabolism
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/genetics
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/metabolism
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/virology
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/metabolism
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/virology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Mimicry/genetics
- Molecular Mimicry/immunology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6/genetics
- TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6/immunology
- TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6/metabolism
- Viral Matrix Proteins/genetics
- Viral Matrix Proteins/immunology
- Viral Matrix Proteins/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Kelly M. Arcipowski
- From the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs in Molecular and Cellular Biology and
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- From the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs in Molecular and Cellular Biology and
- Immunology and
- the Departments of Microbiology and
- Internal Medicine, University of Iowa and
- the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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